Zhou of Shang

Zhou of Shang (1105-1045 BC) was the Emperor of the Shang dynasty from 1075 to 1045 BC, succeeding Di Yi. He was the last Shang ruler, and he killed himself after being defeated by the future Zhou dynasty at the Battle of Muye.

Biography
Di Xin was born in 1105 BC to Emperor Di Yi of the Shang dynasty, and he was known to be strong enough to hunt wild beasts with his hands, intelligent enough to win all of his arguments, and was quick-witted and quick-tempered. When he was thirty, he became the ruler of the Shang, and during the last years of his reign he gave in to women, sex, drinking, and decadence, and he hosted festive orgies where he would create erotic songs with poor rhythm and have sex with his concubines. Zhou and his consort Da Ji were known to be aroused by torture, and he would make prisoners hug red-hot, charcoal-filled cylinders until they died. In 1045 BC, the tyrant Zhou was overthrown when the Zhou dynasty barbarians of the Wei River valley to the west fought and defeated him at the Battle of Muye. Zhou gathered all of his treasures in his palace and set fire to the building, killing himself.